#BD5A35#BD5A35
#BD5A35 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.184; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.138 H 40.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD5A35 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 90, 53) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 56%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 72%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 52.4%, 72%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.97, 37.24, 39.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.97, 54.23, 46.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.27% 0.1048 0.0892) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.27% 0.138 40.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.2874, 18.3913, 5.5857) |
| Luminance | 0.1839 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.95
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.47
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.04
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.31
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.70
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 5.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD5A35 #3598BD
analogous
#BD3554 #BD5A35 #BD9E35
triadic
#BD5A35 #35BD5A #5A35BD
tetradic
#BD5A35 #54BD35 #3598BD #9E35BD
square
#BD5A35 #54BD35 #3598BD #9E35BD
split-complementary
#BD5A35 #35BD9E #3554BD
monochromatic
#5D2C1A #8D4328 #BD5A35 #D27D5D #DFA48D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.49
#BD5A35 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.68
#BD5A35 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BD5A35
4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD5A35 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD5A35 | 1.00 | 4.49 | 4.68 | 4.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#756931
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D7F33
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF4652
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd5a35; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 90, 53); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.138 40.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d78b6e',
500: '#bd5a35',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd5a35; $custom-light: #d78b6e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd5a35",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 90,
"b": 53
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.324,
"s": 56.198,
"l": 47.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58269,
"c": 0.13762,
"h": 40.4
},
"luminance": 0.18388
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD5A35
secondary
#84B7CA
accent
#B6DF48
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCF0EC
border
#D5CBC7
text
#160C07
muted
#847D7A